What famous singer lost their voice?

Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Stone Poneys (also the Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys, and The Stone Poneys With Linda Ronstadt) were a folk rock trio formed in Los Angeles, consisting of Linda Ronstadt on vocals, Bobby Kimmel on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kenny Edwards on lead guitar.
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lost her ability to sing nearly a decade ago, and now her vision and hearing are going too. But the Grammy-winning singer, best known for songs like “You're No Good” and “Blue Bayou,” has not let her growing list of ailments slow her down.
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What famous singers have lost their voice?

Singers known to have their vocal nodules surgically treated are Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith, Tove Lo, Adele, Björk, Shirley Manson, Keith Urban, John Mayer and Rod Stewart. Julie Andrews is well known for her singing voice being permanently damaged by the surgery.
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What singer lost his voice on stage?

The Grammy winner said he was "devastated" in a statement posted on Twitter later in the evening. "My voice went out during the first song and I'm devastated," the Weeknd explained. "Felt it go and my heart dropped.
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What female country singer lost voice?

In 2003, Shania Twain, a five-time Grammy winner and the top-selling female country artist in history, started losing the gift that had taken her from poverty to stardom. She wasn't sure she would ever sing again. "I was slowly losing my voice and slowly losing my confidence,” she has said of that time in her life.
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What female singer had throat surgery?

Shania Twain Speaks Out About Her Previous Throat Surgery And Future As A Vocalist. Shania Twain's upcoming album “Queen of Me” will showcase her new sound since undergoing open-throat surgery.
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10 Singers Who Lost Their Voice [Never the Same!]



What singers have damaged vocal cords?

Vocal cord strain occurs when the muscles and vocal cords are injured through overuse. It can also be a side effect of laryngitis or surgery to treat cancer. Vocal cord strain is most common among people who use their voice regularly for work or recreation. This includes singers, actors, teachers, and public speakers.
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How did Adele heal her voice?

In 2011, she had suffered a haemorrhage to her vocal cords after singing live on a French radio programme. In order to repair the injury, she underwent an incredibly delicate, high-risk medical intervention: vocal cord microsurgery.
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What is the rarest female voice?

Contraltos are arguably the rarest of female voice types and they possess a tone so dark they often give the men a run for their money. If mezzos are like clarinets, contraltos are more like bass clarinets.
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Who is famous off The Voice?

Superstars like Jordan Smith, Sawyer Fredericks and Cassadee Pope all have NBC's reality TV program to thank for making them household names. Several of these top-tier artists didn't even win the show, but they were still able to find success post-elimination (we're looking at you, Morgan Wallen and Koryn Hawthorne).
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Who is the singer with the lowest voice?

Tim Storms (born August 28, 1972) is an American singer and composer. He holds the Guinness World Record for both the "lowest note produced by a human" and the "widest vocal range".
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Who lost their voice during concert?

You hear pretty much the entire crowd was on Weeknd's side, applauding him for being transparent. After he left the venue, The Weeknd posted, "My voice went out during the first song and I'm devastated. Felt it go and my heart dropped. I promise I'll make it up to you with a new date."
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Who is the old singer with a raspy voice?

Singer Joe Cocker, famous for his powerful and raspy voice, has died at age 70.
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Who is the most famous person to come off The Voice?

Former Hey Monday singer and season three champ Cassadee Pope, who won in December 2012, is still the most successful winner of "The Voice." Pope, 33, already had a following by the time she appeared on "The Voice," but she was competing in a completely new genre.
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Did Mariah Carey have throat surgery?

Although she had been trying to cure the nodules with natural stretching techniques for four years, she eventually got surgery, and after three weeks of silence her cords were "as good as pre-nodule!" Mariah Carey actually thanks her vocal nodules for allowing her to hit the whistle register notes she is famous for.
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Who has the greatest singing voice of all time?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 35. Celine Dion. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. ...
  • 2 of 35. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 3 of 35. Etta James. ...
  • 4 of 35. Nina Simone. ...
  • 5 of 35. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 6 of 35. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 7 of 35. Smokey Robinson. ...
  • 8 of 35. Mariah Carey.
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Why is Blake Shelton leaving The Voice?

Blake Shelton announced in October 2022 that Season 23 of The Voice will be his last. “I've been wrestling with this for a while, and I've decided that it's time for me to step away from The Voice after Season 23,” Shelton said in a statement.
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Who is the most famous voice in the world?

1. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who is the most successful American Idol winner ever?

Season 4: Carrie Underwood

Now: The most successful winner by far, she has released six studio albums and won seven Grammy Awards, 9 CMA Awards, 11 Billboard Music Awards and 15 ACM Awards.
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Who has the best female voice of all time?

1: Aretha Franklin

Topping our list of the best female singers of all time, Aretha Franklin also stands as the most-charting female singer in history. Starting out in the gospel choir at her Baptist church, in Detroit, Franklin began her career as a recording artist in 1960, aged just 18.
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What singer has a unique voice?

If you try to think of singers with unique voices, a few might come to mind: from Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald, Axl Rose and Nina Simone to Bjork, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Jeff Buckley...
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Which female singer has the highest note?

Montserrat Caballé hits this note in Strauss' opera Salome. But it's Mariah Carey who takes the prize for the largest vocal range of all. She can reach a low F2 and hit an unbelievable G7, a note that dolphins would envy, and that only some dogs can hear.
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How is Adele's voice so powerful?

Her vocal colour

Adele's range is not the most impressive weapon in her arsenal, (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Bruno Mars all have wider documented vocal ranges). But what sets her voice apart is the masterful manipulation of timbre and colour which she uses to express the text she sings.
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Can you permanently damage your singing voice?

Occasional vocal cord injury usually heals on its own. However, those who chronically overuse or misuse their voices run the risk of doing permanent damage, says voice care specialist Claudio Milstein, PhD.
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Why does Mariah Carey hold her ear when singing?

During the song, Carey would often place her index finger over her left ear, especially while using the whistle register. She later explained to the audience that it would help her in hearing herself more precisely, something needed to properly execute a higher ranged note.
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